Awards led by NASCAR engineers

NASCAR SCOOPS TWO OF THREE AWARDS
At a special Awards dinner in the magnificent Rhodes House in Oxford,
organised by Racecar Graphic and attended by senior motorsport engineers
and executives from around the world, the Race Engine Designer of ...

NASCAR SCOOPS TWO OF THREE AWARDS

At a special Awards dinner in the magnificent Rhodes House in Oxford,
organised by Racecar Graphic and attended by senior motorsport engineers
and executives from around the world, the Race Engine Designer of 2007
and the Racecar Aerodynamicist of 2007 both went to NASCAR recipients.

The award for the Race Engine Designer of 2007 was presented to Jim
Covey, Chevrolet's NASCAR powertrain manager.

It was left to UK company Xtrac to defend European honour by picking up
the Most Innovative New Motorsport Product of 2007, for its front-wheel
drive Touring Car gearbox, which has proved so successful in both the
World Touring Car Championship and the British Touring Car Championship.

In presenting the awards to Jim Covey and Kurt Romberg, Soheila
Kimberley, publishing director of both "Race Tech" and "Bernoulli
Racecar Aerodynamics" magazines, said that the awards this year
recognised the huge technology advances which continue to be made in
NASCAR - despite its contrary image - and that both Chevrolet and
Hendrick Motorsports are at the cutting edge of that.

On presenting the Most Innovative New Motorsport Product award to
Adrian Moore, Xtrac's technical director, Soheila Kimberley said that
motorsport is still the driving force for technology and that Xtrac was
typical of such specialist companies which continue to drive development
forward.

The Awards dinner was part of the World Motorsport Symposium held at
Oxford Brookes University and attracted speakers and delegates from
around the world. Now in its third year, it is firmly established as
the informal voice of the motorsport industry, where top motorsport
engineers and executives can discuss topical issues in an open
environment.